Chapter 18: The Victory Pillar Ascends the Throne
King Qin Zhao, the grandson of Qin Xiaogong, the young son of King Qin Huiwen, was sent to Qianyan when he was young, and almost died in Yan when he was in the rebellion of Yan Guozi. In order to survive, it is not allowed to dig birds' nests, pick up rat holes, compete with birds and beasts for food, and survive with difficulty.
At that time, although King Qin Zhao was young, he was extremely smart, and even the reckless King Qin Wu was also convinced by this younger brother, so King Qin Wu passed the throne of King Qin to him before he died.
Under the escort of Bai Qi, King Qin Zhao returned to Qin and became the monarch of Qin. At that time, King Qin Zhao was only sixteen years old, and the real power of Qin fell into the hands of his mother, Empress Dowager Xuan, and then his uncle Marquis Wei Ran was the prime minister.
However, King Qin Zhao is particularly tolerant, and his endurance is second to none among all the emperors in Chinese history, that is, those famous emperors in later generations, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Kangxi, are not comparable to him.
King Qin Zhao was not a few years, not ten years, not twenty years, but more than thirty and nearly forty years. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't stand being set up by the Empress Dowager Dou for six years, and Kangxi couldn't bear it after being overturned for a few years.
It wasn't until Fan Sui entered Qin that he was appreciated by King Qin Zhao and worshiped as a guest, and under Fan Sui's plan, he seized the power of the Marquis in one fell swoop and forced the Empress Dowager Xuan to hand over power, and King Qin Zhao became the well-deserved King of Qin.
After being the nominal King of Qin for decades, he really suffocated King Qin Zhao, and as soon as he regained power, he made a big move. It is necessary to seek to seize the Korean party, prepare to suppress Handan, and fight a decisive battle with Zhao State. Kill Zhao, the only competitor on the road to Qin's unification.
However. This plan was seen through by Feng Ting, the Taishou of the Korean party. Feng Ting ignored the will of the king of Han and dedicated the Han Shangdang to the state of Zhao. At first, the Qin State was afraid of Qin and did not dare to take over the land, Feng Ting analyzed it, and the monarchs and ministers of the Zhao State realized that King Qin Zhao had a very far-reaching plan and had to accept the land, which led to the famous Changping War.
After a hard fight. Qin finally won, and Zhao, the only competitor on the road to Qin's unification, ceased to exist, lost the qualification to win the world, the world was in the hands of Qin, and the road to Qin's domination of the world was opened.
The impact of the Changping War was very far-reaching, and later historians agreed that the Changping War greatly shortened the unification process of Chinese history, which was the work of King Qin Zhao!
King Qin Zhao is not as famous in history as the three Qin monarchs, Qin Mugong, Qin Xiaogong and Qin Shi Huang, but his contribution to Chinese history is undoubted. So to speak. Without the Changping War, which was planned and carried out by King Qin Zhao, it would have been difficult for Qin Shi Huang to unify China.
Because the state of Zhao was very powerful at that time. It is the only Warring States that can compete with Qin for the world, and if Qin wants to unify China, it must first kill Zhao State, which cannot be jumped. If there was no Changping War provoked by King Qin Zhao, Zhao would not have been killed by Qin, and it would have become the biggest obstacle on the road to Qin's unification. Whether Qin Shi Huang could unify China or not, no one can say.
From Shang Ying's reform to King Qin Zhao, the Qin State has gone through four generations of monarchs, but it was King Qin Zhao who really fought with Shandong, not Qin Xiaogong, not Qin Huiwen, and not Qin Wu.
Qin Xiaogong issued an edict to seek merit, recruited Shang Ying, reused Shang Ying, and after Shang Ying's reform, Qin turned from weak to strong and became the strongest Warring States. Qin Xiaogong's ambition was unfulfilled and he died young, and the Qin State had no chance to advance eastward at all.
By the time of King Qin Huiwen, Qin Xiaogong's great cause of changing the law had not yet been completely stabilized. As soon as the "Shang Dynasty Reform Law" is mentioned, future generations will think that the Qin State killed the Shang Dynasty, but did not abandon the Law of the Shang Dynasty, thinking that this is the Law of the Shang Dynasty in line with the national conditions of the Qin State.
That's right, the law of Shang Jun is indeed in line with the national conditions of the Qin State, which is the reason why it can be implemented smoothly. However, it was King Qin Huiwen who really stabilized the law of Shang Jun. Although King Qin Huiwen killed Shang Ying, he continued to implement the law of Shang Jun and implemented it throughout the Qin State, even in remote and remote places, and through his efforts, the foundation of the Qin State was stabilized.
It is precisely because King Qin Huiwen's main energy was used to stabilize the foundation of the Qin state, that the Qin state almost did not advance eastward at that time, but only competed with the "joint vertical" proposed by Su Qin, and the battle line was mainly in diplomatic relations, that is, diplomacy. Real military operations, very little, very little.
Needless to say, King Wu of Qin, he only reigned for two years, and his contribution to Qin was pitiful, and he did not make Qin's national capital more stable internally, did not make Qin's national strength stronger, and did not win the battle externally, but fell into a laughing stock that died with his hands broken.
By the time King Qin Zhao ascended the throne, the country of Qin had been consolidated, and the strength of Qin had become strong, and it had the conditions to compete for hegemony with Shandong.
The Battle of Yique beheaded nearly 300,000, and the Battle of Hewai broke the ancient precept of not using soldiers in winter, and seized a large amount of land and cities in Wei; Bai Qi attacked the state of Chu, broke the capital of the state of Chu, Ying, and forced the state of Chu to move its capital. The Battle of Changping killed Zhao, the biggest rival on the road to the unification of Qin, and greatly shortened the process of unification of Chinese history......
This series of brilliant victories were all achieved by King Qin Zhao.
A digression: If Su Qin had been born decades later, he had lobbied King Qin Zhao as he had lobbied King Qin Huiwen when he was King Qin Zhao, and wanted the Qin State to advance eastward, King Qin Zhao would have readily agreed. It's a pity that Su Qin was born decades early, and when he didn't understand that Qin's national foundation was not solid and his strength was not strong enough, he dared to lobby Qin Huiwen to make a big move eastward, which made Su Qin not use Qin, which caused a series of major events.
"Father!" Yingzhu cried bitterly, threw himself on the body of King Qin Zhao and cried to death, almost fainting.
"Father!" Qin Yiren's mind came up with the scenes of getting along with King Qin Zhao, although King Qin Zhao was a little stricter, and even a little ruthless, but he was still a qualified grandfather, and he was very good to Qin Yiren, Qin Yiren was also sad and shed tears.
"Great-grandfather, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak? Don't ignore the government. Tears welled up in Xiao Yingzheng's eyes, and a pair of small hands shook King Qin Zhao desperately, but King Qin Zhao did not move.
"Your Majesty!" Fan Sui pounced. Kneel in front of King Qin Zhao's couch. The body pounced on the corpse of King Qin Zhao. Tears rolled down like wellsprings.
For Fan Sui, King Qin Zhao has the grace of knowing him, this kindness is greater than the sky, deeper than the sea, King Qin Zhao died, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
Fan Sui was originally a native of Daliang of the Wei State, and his life path was extremely difficult, although he was a peerless talent. But there is no chance to show his ambitions. Not only did he not have the opportunity to show his ambitions, but he was almost killed by Wei Qi and suffered a lot of humiliation, it was a despicable person like him, when he arrived in the Qin State, he was worshiped as the prime minister by King Qin Zhao, and he was extremely respectful to him, and he was obedient to him, what a deep kindness is this?
"Your Majesty!" Bai Qi also knelt in front of King Qin Zhao's couch, hugging his head and crying. The cry was like thunder.
Bai Qi is a military wizard who is not born in the world, and he is a famous general. He has fought so many victories in his life, and his exploits are extremely amazing, all of which were given by King Qin Zhao. If there is no trust in him from King Qin Zhao, and without the reuse of King Qin Zhao, even if Bai Qi is a genius, what is the use?
Good ministers also need to know the lord!
It is precisely because of King Qin Zhao, the Ming monarch, who trusts Bai Qi and reuses Bai Qi, that Bai Qi has the opportunity to show what he has learned in his chest, let go of his hands and feet to fight, and has no worries.
You must know that in the dynasty of King Qin Zhao, there is no shortage of military generals, there are Bai Qi, Wang Di, Wang Ling, Meng Fu, Huan Qi These fierce generals, which one is not a good general who moves the world and makes the land of Shandong change color? In addition to Bai Qi, Wang Ji, Wang Ling, Meng Fu, and Huan Qi can also lead troops to the battlefield and win battles. And King Qin Zhao reused Bai Qi, which was a great favor for Bai Qi, and King Qin Zhao's death made him extremely sad.
"Your Majesty!" Changshi Huanxing cried so badly that he burst into tears, and he couldn't stop beating his chest, as if his father was dead.
The position of Changshi does not seem to be high, but it is extremely important, equivalent to the current secretary general, who is in charge of the secrets of King Qin Zhao, and the most confidential things can be known. Not to mention, the two have been together for decades, and this relationship is extremely deep, and it is impossible to be happy without being sad.
"Father!" The fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince...... These princes and grandsons heard the crying in the hall, and knew that King Qin Zhao was dead, so they all cried loudly.
King Qin Zhao is a generation of heroes, majestic in the world, but not necessarily a qualified father, he is very strict with his children and grandchildren, even cruel, in order to make friends with Zhao State, he did not hesitate to send Qin Yiren to Zhao State to die, which shows how cruel his heart is. However, if possible, he will also do his duty as a father, and these princes and grandsons of his are afraid and respectful of him, and they cannot but be sad when they hear the news of his death.
For a time, the whole palace was crying, mourning.
Qin Yiren was also sad, he couldn't stop crying, and he cried very sadly. Coming to this world, it is also a great blessing in life to have a grandfather like King Qin Zhao who truly cares for and cherishes him, and it is impossible for Qin Yiren not to be sad.
Qin Yiren, who was crying, suddenly thought of something, and said in a deep voice: "Enough!" ”
This sound was like a thunderous explosion, and the cries of Yingzhu, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, and Huan Xing stopped abruptly, as if they had been cut off by scissors, turned their heads, and looked at Qin Yiren puzzled.
"The eldest father has passed away, the Qin country has no owner, and the country cannot be without a king for a day, please ask my father to ascend the throne." Qin Yiren choked up.
"The prince is right, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the crown prince should be the first priority now." Fan Sui rubbed his red eyes and was the first to approve.
If you want to say sad, Fan Sui's grief is not under Yingzhu and Qin Yiren, after all, King Qin Zhao's kindness to him is very good, but now is not the time to be sad, but to focus on the country of Qin.
"Please take the throne!" Bai Qi, Le Yi, Huan Xing, and Wang Jian said in unison.
"I ...... I ......" Yingzhu opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
In the past, he was very afraid that King Qin Zhao would abolish his crown prince, but now, he is about to become Emperor Qin, but he can't believe it. He is a notoriously sick man, frail and sickly, whether he can really become a monarch, he really has no certainty.
Don't say whether King Qin Zhao will depose him, it is a question whether he can live until he ascends the throne.
"See Your Majesty." Qin Yiren, Bai Qi, Fan Sui, Le Yi, Huan Xing, and Wang Jian greeted Yingzhu.
The crown prince Yingzhu ascended the throne, and this is the short-lived king in the history of Qin: King Qin Xiaowen. (To be continued......)